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Richard Verma, an Indian-American who served as assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs at the State Department in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011 has been named as next US Ambassador to India by President Barack Obama on Thursday.

Latest reports reveals that Mr. V.Mahalingham, former Consul General of India in Jaffna paid Rs. 102 million (onehundred and two million rupees) as election fund to be paid Rs. 2 million for each of the TNA candidates who contested on the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchchi ticket.

The people of Scotland rejected the separation aspiration of a sizable minority, spearheaded by firebrand politician, Alex Salmond, in the referendum that held yesterday. Although, the counting is still underway, the clear margin of victory for the ‘No’ campaign – 55% of the vote - has compelled Mr Salmond to concede defeat in the early hours of today.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa, this evening at Temple Trees, handed over one million surgical gloves to the World Health Organisation as Sri Lanka's contribution toward the global effort in combating the Ebola outbreak in Africa. The contribution was made in response to the global appeal launched by WHO in fighting this deadly disease.

Sri Lanka’s apex export entity has issued a clarion call to the country’s exporter community to register with it and enlist in its surging database on 16 September. “Some non-registered exporters, unaware of procedures have brought a bad reputation for Sri Lanka. It is time all Lankan exporters register with EDB” voiced a keen Sujatha Weerakoone (DG-EDB) on 16 September in Colombo.